January 24, 2008

EASTCONN Tech Council Minutes
January 24, 2008

Mansfield and E.O. Smith Conferencing System
Jaime Russell is looking for people to try their new video/audio conferencing system and sent a message to our Tech Council. They are interested in having other schools testing it because they are still trying to explore firewall issues. The schools have been using it within their district and have been satisfied. They have used it for audio and video conferencing for meetings when staff are in different buildings.

Online Conference
EduCon2.0, a Science and Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, will have an online facets to the conference (Jan.25-27). Join the Wiki!

Information and Technology Literacy
Wisconsin Model Standards for Information and Technology Literacy PDF

Frontline
Frontline: Growing Up Wired
Great program for PD and parents about how growing up connected.

Kathy Schrock Visits!

• April 24: Tech Council Special Guest
• April 25: Second Life Workshop with Kathy Schrock
• Visit Second Life
• If you register for the workshop, go on at least 2 weeks before the session to make sure your Second Life is updated
• ISTE has a great spot on Second Life and Tuesday is speaker night
• Lighthouse Learning is Kathy's site
• Educational groups in Twitter -- Twitter is an Instant Messaging group[[http://www.marcprensky.com/|]]
• Marc Prensky Don't Bother Me Now - I'm Learning

Student Programs - Kids Create

• Scratch software for 21st Learning Skills
• GenYES: Youth and Educators Succeeding
• The Concord.Consortium

Online Courses for Adults and High School Students
MIT Courses
RESC Alliance Technology Integration CEU Course online will be available for those needing Tech CEUs. This is not really a beginners course. To join: Contact your RESC representative.. more information to come...